/W.5: 


(B.  A.  I.  Order  100.) 


United  States  Department  t)f  Agriculture, 

BUREAU    OF   ANIMAL'INDUSTRY. 


RILL   1,   REVISION  11.— TO   PREVENT  THE  SPREAD  OF  SPLENETIC, 
SOUTHERN,   OR    TEXAS    FEVER    IN    CATTLE. 

Ef)  a  and  <■■>  <  mbt  r  1.  1913. 


United  States  Department  of  Agriculture, 

Office  of  the  Secretary. 

The  fact  lias  been  determined  by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture, 
and  notice  is  hereby  given,  that  a  contagious  and  infectious  dise 
known  as  splenetic  southern,  or  Texas  fever,  exists  among  cattle  in 
the  following-named  States,  to  wit : 

California.  Texas.  Oklahoma,  Missouri,  Arkansas,   !.■■■ 
Mississippi,  Tennessee,  Alabama,  Georgia,  S  ■■■*  th  Carol  mi  1>ov 
Qarolina,  Virginia,  ajtd  Florida.  '      ^  %  .; 

Now,  therefore.  V.  B.  T.  Galloway,  A<  r^-  .  Secretary  of  /. 
culture,  under  authority  conferred  by  section  I  hi  the  act  of  Con- 
gress? approved  March  3,  1905  (33  Stat.,  $264),  do  hereby  quarantine 
the  area  hereinafter  described,  and  do  order  by  this  rule  1.  revision 
11,  under  the  authority  and  discretion  conferred  on  the  Secretary 
of  Agriculture  by  section  3  of  the  said  act  of  Congress  approved 
March  3,  1905  (33  Stat.,  1265),  that  the  interstate  movement  of  cat- 
tle of  the  area  herein  quarantined  to  any  point  not  located  in  the 
said  quarantined  area  shall  be  made  only  in  accordance  with  the 
regulations  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  for  the  prevention  of 
the  spread  of  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  in  cattle,  subject 
only  to  tin1  exceptions  hereinafter  contained. 

areas  quarantined. 

The  following  areas  are  quarantined   for  splenetic,  southern,/or 
Texas  fever  in  cattle: 

CALIFORNIA, 

The  county  of  San  Diego. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  the  county 
of  San  Diego  shall  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move,  except  as  provjde4 

6)10°— 13  S^ 


for  immediate  slaughter,  to  any  point  in  the  United  States  not  in 
the  State  of  California  which  is  located  in  an  area  not  quarantined 
for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  unless  and  until  the  said  cattle 
shall  have  been  continuously  kept  on  premises  known  to  have  been 
free  of  infection  for  at  least  six  months,  and  unless  and  until  the 
cattle  shall  have  been  inspected  and  found  free  of  infection  and  a  cer- 
tificate authorizing  the  shipment  issued  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bu- 
reau of  Animal  Industry,  nor  until  permission  shall  have  been  ob- 
tained in  advance  of  the  movement  from  the  proper  official  of  the 
State  into  which  the  cattle  are  to  be  shipped. 

TEXAS. 

The  entire  State  of  Texas  is  quarantined  with  the  exception  of  the 
counties  of  Dallam,  Sherman,  Hansford,  Ochiltree,  Lipscomb.  Hart- 
ley, Moore,  Hutchinson,  Roberts,  Hemphill,  Oldham,  Potter,  Carson. 
Gray,  Wheeler,  Deaf  Smith,  Randall,  Armstrong,  Donley,  Collings- 
worth, Parmer,  Castro,  Swisher,  Briscoe,  Hall,  Childress,  Bailey, 
Lamb,  Hale,  Floyd,  Motley,  Cottle,  Hardeman,  Cochran,  Hockley, 
Lubbock,  Crosby,  Dickens,  King,  Yoakum,  Terry,  Lynn,  Garza, 
Kent,  Stonewall,  Gaines,  Dawson,  Andrews,  Martin,  Howard,  El 
Paso,  Jeff  Davis,  Presidio,  Brewster,  Reeves,  Loving,  Winkler, 
Ector,  Midland,  Ward,  Jones,  Fisher,  Scurry,  Borden,  Glasscock, 
Crane,  Upton,  Reagan,  Pecos,  and  Terrell;  that  part  of  Crockett 
County  north  and  west  of  a  line  beginning  on  the  Pecos  River  at  the 
soutiiwest  corner  of  section  37,  International  &  Great  Northern  Rail- 
roaa  Qj^rtitence  alongjthe  western  boundary  line  of  said  section  to 
the  so^BBjirue  of  the  R.  Dickerson  survey,  (hence  easterly  to  the 
southeast  corner  of  same,  Thence  northerly  alono^he  east  line  of  said 
survey  to  the  north  Un^t section  37,  International  &  Great  Northern 
Railroad  Co.,  thence -east  along  the  north  line  of  sections  37  and  3b, 
International  &  Great  Northern  Railroad  Co.,  to  the  northeast  cor- 
ner of  section  38,  thence  north  along  the  western  line  of  section  1, 
block  2.  Texas  Central  Railroad  Co.,  and  sections  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  and  6, 
block  29,  University  lands,  to  the  northwest  corner  of  section  G, 
thence  east  along  the  northern  boundary  line  of  sections  6,  7,  18,  19, 
30,  and  31,  block  29,  and  sections  1,  12;  13,  24,  25,  and  36,  block  30, 
and  sections  1  and  12,  block  31,  Texas  University  lands,  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  section  12,  thence  north  along  the  eastern  boundary  line 
of  Mrs.  R.  G.  Alexander's  survey,  and  section  47,  block  W.  X.,  Gulf, 
Colorado  &  Santa  Fe  Railway  Co.,  to  the  southwest  corner  of  sec- 
tion 70,  block  U.  V.,  Gulf,  Colorado  &  Santa  Fe  Railway  Co.,  thence 
east  along  the  southern  boundary  line  of  section  70  to  the  southeast 
corner  of  said  section,  thence  north  along  the  eastern  boundary  liij 
of  section  70  to  the  southwest  corner  of  section  53,  block  U.  V.,  Gulf, 
Colorado  &  Santa  Fe  Railway  Co.,  thence  east  along  the  southern 
boundary  line  of  section  53  to  the  southeast  corner  of  same,  thence 
north  along  the  eastern  boundary  line  of  sections  53,  54.  55,  and  56. 
I  dock  U.  V.,  Gulf,  Colorado  &  Santa  Fe  Railway  Co.,  to  the  north- 
cast  corner  of  section  56,  thence  east  across  section  40,  along  the 
southern  boundary  line  of  section  36,  across  section  25,  and  along  the 
southern  boundary  line  of  section  16,  block  U.  V.,  Gulf,  Colorado  & 
Santa  Fe  Railway  Co.,  to  the  southeast  corner  of  section  16,  thence 
north  along  the  eastern  boundary  line  of  section  16  to  the  southwest 


corner  of  section  5,  block  {J.  V..  (lulf.  Colorado  &  Santa  Fe  Rail- 
way Co.,  thence  east  along  the  southern. boundary  line  <»!'  section  5  to 
the  southeast  corner  of  said  section,  thence  north  on  tin-  Robert  Mas- 

sey  fence  near  the  eastern  boundary  line  of  sections  5  and    I   to  the 

southwest  corner  of  the  Chambers  County  School  land  grant,  thence 
east  along  the  southern  boundary  Line  to  the  Chambers  County  School 
land  and  the  Runnels  County  School  land  to  its  intersection  with  the 
west  line  of  the  Ozona  and  Barnhart  public  lane,  thence  northerly 
on  the  west  line  of  said  public  lane  to  its  intersection  with  the  north 
line  of  Crockett  County;  that  part  of  Sterling  County  north  of  a 
line  beginning  at  the  intersection  of  the  west  line  of  Colorado  City 
and  Sterling  City  lane  with  the  north  line  of  Sterling  County,  thence 
south  along  the  west  line  of  said  lane  near  the  eastern  boundary  line 
of  sections  37,  54,  55,  72,  and  73,  block  17,  Southern  Pacific  Co.,  and 
sections  16,  39,  56,  89,  and  106,  block  2,  Houston  &  Texas  Central 
Railway  Co.,  to  the  southeast  corner  of  section  106,  thence  west  along 
the  southern  boundary  line  of  sections  106,  105,  104,  and  103,  block  2, 
Houston  &  Texas  Central  Railway  Co.,  to  the  southwest  corner  of 
section  103,  thence  north  along  the  western  boundary  line  of  sections 
103  and  92  to  the  northwest  corner  of  section  92,  block  2,  Houston  & 
Texas  Central  Railway  Co.,  thence  west  along  the  southern  boundary 
line  of  sections  52,  51,  and  50,  block  2,  Houston  &  Texas  Central 
Railwray  Co.,  to  the  southwest  corner  of  section  50,  thence  north  along 
the  western  boundary  line  of  section  50  to  the  northwest  corner  of 
same,  thence  west  along  the  southern  boundary  line  of  sections  46 
and  47,  block  2,  Houston  &  Texas  Central  Railway  Co.,  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  section  47,  thence  north  along  the  western  boundary 
line  of  sections  47  and  24,  block  2,  Houston  &  Texas  Central  Railway 
Co.,  to  the  northwest  corner  of  section  24,  thence  west  along  the 
southern  boundary  line  of  sections  175,  176,  and  177,  block  29,  Wyo- 
ming &  Northwestern  Railway,  to  the  southwest  corner  of  section  177, 
thence  north  along  the  western  boundary  line  of  section  177  to  the 
northwest  corner  of  said  section,  thence  west  along  the  southern 
boundary  line  of  section  171,  block  29,  Wyoming  &  Northwestern 
Railway,  to  the  southwest  corner  of  said  section,  thence  north  along 
the  western  boundary  line  of  sections  171,  150,  143,  and  122,  block  29, 
Wyoming  &  Northwestern  Railway,  to  the  Howard  County  line;  that 
part  of  Mitchell  County  west  and  north  of  a  line  beginning  at  the 
southern  boundary  of  said  county  where  the  same  is  intersected  by 
the  Colorado  City  and  Sterling  City  wagon  road,  thence  northerly 
along  the  east  line  of  said  road  to  its  intersection  with  the  south  line 
of  block  28,  Texas  &  Pacific  Railway  Co.  L6-mile  reserve,  thence 
northeasterly  on  the  south  line  of  blocks  28,  27.  26»,  and  25  of  the  said 
16-mile  reserve  to  the  east  line  of  Mitchell  County;  that  pari  of 
Haskell  County  west  of  a  line  beginning  at  the  southeast  corner  of 
section  48,  Mrs.  W.  II.  Eggleston's  survey,  same  being  <>n  Jones  and 
Haskell  County  line,  thence  north  along  the  eastern  boundary  line  of 
Mrs.  W.  II.  Eggleston's  survey  and  section  9  to  the  northeast  corner 
of  said  section  9,  thence  west  on  the  northern  boundary  line  of  sec- 
tions 9  and  150  to  the  southeast  corner  of  section  1.  thence  north  on 
the  east  boundary  line  of  sections  1  and  2  to  the  northeast  corner  of 
section  2.  thence  west  on  the  northern  boundary  line  of  sections  2, 
5,  and  4  to  the  John  F.  Morgan  survey,  thence  north  on  the  east 
boundary  line  of  the  John  F.  Morgan  survey  to  the  northeast  corner 


of  said  survey,  thence  west  on  the  northern  boundary  line  of  said  sec- 
tion to  section  8,  Houston  &  Texas  Central  Railroad  Co.,  thence  north 
on  the  eastern  boundary  line  of  said  section  8  to  the  northeast  corner 
of  said  section,  thence  west  on  northern  boundary  line  of  said  sec- 
tion 8  to  the  Wichita  Valley  Railway,  thence  following  said  railway 
in  a  northerly  direction  to  its  intersection  with  the  northern  line  of 
Haskell  County;  that  part  of  Knox  County  west  and  north  of  a  line 
beginning  at  the  point  in  Knox  County  where  the  Kansas  City, 
Mexico  &  Orient  Railway  Co.  crosses  the  Salt  Fork  of  the  Brazos 
River,  thence  easterly  along  said  river  to  the  southwest  corner  of  the 
William  Johnson  survey  No.  1,  thence  north  along  the  east  line  of 
the  David  G.  Burnet  survey  No.  18  to  the  northeast  corner  of  same, 
thence  westerly  along  the  Benjamin  and  Seymour  public  road  to  its 
intersection  with  the  east  line  of  section  109,  block  C,  Houston  & 
Texas  Central  Railroad  Co.,  thence  north  following  the  eastern 
boundary  line  of  said  section  109  to  the  northeast  corner  of  same, 
thence  west  along  the  northern  boundary  line  of  sections  109  and 
132,  block  C,  Houston  &  Texas  Central  Railroad  Co.,  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section  132,  thence  north  along  the  western  line 
of  sections  131,  130,  129,  and  128,  block  C,  Houston  &  Texas  Central 
Railroad  Co.,  to  the  northwest  corner  of  section  128,  thence  east 
along:  the  northern  line  of  section  128  to  the  northeast  corner  of  same, 
thence  north  along  the  western  line  of  sections  114,  115,  and  116,  block 
C,  Houston  &  Texas  Central  Railroad  Co.,  to  the  northwest  corner  of 
section  116,  thence  west  along  the  northern  line  of  sections  125  and 
146,  block  C,  Houston  &  Texas  Central  Railroad  Co.,  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  section  146,  thence  north  along  the  western  line  of 
sections  147,  148,  149,  and  150,  block  C,  Houston  &  Texas  Central 
Railroad  Co.,  and  section  55,  block  B,  Houston  &  Texas  Central  Rail- 
road Co.,  to  the  southeast  corner  of  section  66,  block  B,  Houston  & 
Texas  Central  Railroad  Co.,  thence  west  along  the  southern  line  of 
sections  66,  67,  and  78,  block  B,  Houston  &  Texas  Central  Railroad 
Co.,  to  the  southwest  corner  of  section  78,  thence  north  along  the 
western  line  of  sections  78,  77,  76,  and  75,  block  B,  Houston  &  Texas 
Central  Railroad  Co.,  to  the  North  Wichita  River,  thence  westerly 
following  said  river  to  its  intersection  with  the  Kansas  City,  Mexico 
&  Orient  Railway  Co.;  and  that  part  of  Foard  County  west  of  the 
Kansas  City,  Mexico  &  Orient  Railway  Co. 

From  the  other  counties  and  parts  of  counties  in  the  State  of  Texas 
cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to  points  out- 
side of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  for 
immediate  slaughter,  or  for  other  purposes  as  provided  by  the  regu- 
lations for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

In  the  State  of  Texas  where  a  line  of  railroad  separates  the  quar- 
antined from  the  free  area,  shipping  points  are  reserved  for  non- 
infected  cattle  as  follows:  Crowell,  Foard  County;  and  Weinert, 
Haskell  County. 

OKLAHOMA. 

The  entire  State  of  Oklahoma  is  quarantined  except  the  counties 
of  Cimarron,  Texas,  Beaver,  Harper,  Woods,  Alfalfa,  Grant,  Wood- 
ward, Major,  Ellis,  Garfield,  Dewey,  Blaine,  Kingfisher,  Logan, 
Roger  Mills,  Custer,  Beckham,  Washita,  Greer,  Caddo,  Jackson, 
Kiowa,    Comanche,    Oklahoma,    Harmon,    Canadian,    Kay,    Noble, 


Pawnee,  Payne,  Lincoln.  Cleveland,  and  Nowata:  thai  pari  of  Till- 
man County  north  of  the  "ba»  "  line;  thai  pari  of  Grady  County 
north  and  wesi  of  a  line  beginning  at  the  eastern  line  of  said  county 
at  its  intersection  with  the  township  line  between  townships  7  and  8 
north,  thence  west  on  said  township  line  to  the  range  line  1), 'tween 
ranges  5  and  <*>  west,  Indian  meridian,  thence  south  on  -aid  range  line 
to  the  southeast  cornei-  of  section  L3,  township  7  north,  range  <')  west, 
Indian  meridian,  thence  west  along  the  section  line  through  the 
middle  of  township  7  north,  rarige  6  west,  and  township  7  north, 
range  7  west,  to  its  intersection  with  the  St.  Louis  &  San  Fran 
Railroad,  thence  southwesterly  following  said  railroad  to  its  inter- 
section with  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railway,  thence 
southerly  following  said  railway  to  the  Stephens  County  line:  that 
part  of  McClain  County  north  of  the  township  line  between  town- 
ships 7  and  8  north;  that  part  of  Pottawatomie  County  north  of  a 
line  beginning  at  the  west  line  of  said  county  at  the  southwest  cor- 
ner of  section  19,  township  7  north,  range  2  east,  Indian  meridian, 
thence  east  on  the  section  line  between  sections  19  and  30  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  section  22,  township  7  north,  range  3  east,  thence  south 
on  the  section  line  to  the  township  line  between  townships  6  and  7 
north,  thence  east  on  said  township  line  to  the  Seminole  County  J:ne; 
that  part  of  Osage  County  west  of  the  range  line  between  ranges  7 
and  8  east,  Indian  meridian;  also  that  part  of  said  county  north  and 
east  of  a  line  beginning  at  the  intersection  of  the  Caney  River  with 
the  eastern  boundary  line  of  Osage  County,  thence  following  said 
river  in  a  westerly  direction  to  its  intersection  with  the  line  between 
sections  10  and  17  in  township  28  north,  range  11  east,  Indian  merid- 
ian, thence  north  along  said  section  line  to  the  Kansas  State  line; 
that  part  of  Washington  County  north  of  the  line  between  townships 

24  and  25  north;  that  part  of  Craig  County  north  and  east  of  a  line 
beginning  at  the  southeast  corner  of  township  26  north,  rang.1  21 
east,  Indian  meridian,  thence  west  along  the  line  between  townships 

25  and  26  north  to  the  southwest  corner  of  township  26  north,  range 
20  east,  thence  north  along  the  line  between  ranges  19  and  20  east 
to  the  northwest  corner  of  township  26  north,  range  20  east,  thence 
west  along  the  township  line  between  townships  26  and  27  north  to 
the  Nowata  County  line:  and  that  part  of  Ottawa  County  wTest  and 
north  of  a  line  beginning  where  the  Spring  River  intersects  the  north- 
ern line  of  said  county,  thence  southerly  along  the  course  of  said 
river  to  its  confluence  with  the  Neosho  River,  thence  continuing 
southerly  along  the  course  of  the  Neosho  River  to  its  intersection 
with  the  St.  Louis  &  San  Francisco  Railroad,  thence  southwesterly 
along  the  said  railroad  to  its  intersection  with  the  Missouri,  Okla- 
homa &  Gulf  Railroad,  thence  southerly  along  the  Missouri.  Okla- 
homa Sc  Gulf  Railroad  to  the  Delaware  County  line,  thence  west 
along  said  county  line  to  the  southwest  corner  of  Ottawa  County. 

From  the  other  counties  and  parts  of  counties  in  the  State  of  Okla- 
homa cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to 
points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regu- 
lations for  immediate  slaughter,  or  for  other  purposes  as  provided 
by  the  regulations  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

In  the  State  of  Oklahoma,  where  a  line  of  railroad  separates  the 
quarantined  from  the  free  area,  shipping  points  are  reserved  for  non- 
infected  cattle  as  follows;  Rush  Springs  and  Agawan,  Grady  County. 


MISSOURI. 

The  following-mentioned  area  is  quarantined :  That  part  of  Ripley 
County  comprising  congressional  township  23  north,  ranges  1  and  2 
east,  the  northern  half  of  congressional  township  22  north,  range  1 
east,  and  the  part  of  the  north  half  of  congressional  township  22 
north,  range  2  east,  which  lies  west  of  Current  River. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  the  area 
described  shall  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move,  except  as  provided  for 
immediate  slaughter,  to  any  point  in  the  United  States  not  in  the 
State  of  Missouri  which  is  located  in  an  area  not  quarantined  for 
splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  unless  and  until  the  said  cattle  shall 
have  been  continuously  kept  on  premises  known  to  have  been  free  of 
infection  for  at  least  six  months  and  unless  and  until  the  cattle  shall 
have  been  inspected  and  found  free  of  infection  and  a  certificate 
authorizing  the  shipment  issued  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry,  nor  until  permission  shall  have  been  obtained  in 
advance  of  the  movement  from  the  proper  official  of  the  State  into 
which  the  cattle  are  to  be  shipped. 

ARKANSAS. 

The  entire  State  of  Arkansas  is  quarantined  except  the  counties 
of  Fulton,  Randolph,  Clay,  Greene,  Lawrence,  Craighead,  Missis- 
sippi, Poinsett,  Crittenden,  Benton,  Washington,  Carroll,  Madison, 
and  Newton;  that  part  of  Sharp  County  north  of  the  Strawberry 
River;  and  those  parts  of  Cros^.  St.  Francis,  Lee,  and  Phillips 
Counties  east  of  the  St.  Francis  River. 

From  the  other  counties  and  parts  of  counties  in  the  State  of 
Arkansas  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to 
points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regu- 
lations for  immediate  slaughter  or  for  other  purposes  as  provided  by 
the  regulations  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

LOUISIANA. 

The  entire  State  of  Louisiana  is  quarantined. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  the  parishes 
of  Lincoln  and  Claiborne  shall  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move,  except 
as  provided  for  immediate  slaughter,  to  any  point  in  the  United 
States  not  in  the  State  of  Louisiana  which  is  located  in  an  area  not 
quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  unless  and  until 
the  said  cattle  shall  have  been  continuously  kept  on  premises  known 
to  have  been  free  of  infection  for  at  least  six  months  and  unless  and 
until  the  cattle  shall  have  been  inspected  and  found  free  of  infection 
and  a  certificate  authorizing  the  shipment  issued  by  an  inspector  of 
the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  nor  until  permission  shall  have  been 
obtained  in  advance  of  the  movement  from  the  proper  official  of  the 
State  into  which  the  cattle  are  to  be  shipped. 

From  the  other  parishes  in  the  State  of  Louisiana  cattle  shall  only 
be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to  points  outside  of  the 
quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  for  immediate 
slaughter  or  for  other  purposes,  as  provided  by  the  regulations  for 
dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 


ai  [8SI88IFPI. 

The  entire  State  of  "Mississippi  is  quarantined  except  the  counties 
of  IV  Soto.  Tate.  Tunica,  Coahoma,  Panola.  Benton,  Washington, 
[ssaquena,  Hinds,  and  Adams;  that  pari  of  Attala  County  north  and 
wt  -t  of  the  Yokahockany  River  and  Bose  Chitto  Creek:  that  part  of 
Chickasaw  County  east  of  a  line  beginning  at  the  intersection  of  the 
southern  boundary  of  said  county  with  rloolka  Creek,  thence  follow- 
ing said  creek  in  a  northwesterly  direction  to  the  New  Orleans,  Mo- 
bile &  Chicago  Railroad,  thence  north  following  said  railroad  to  the 
Pontotoc  County  line;  that  part  of  Claiborne  County  south  of  the 
Bayou  Pierre  River  and  the  north  fork  of  said  river:  that  part  of 
Holmes  County  east  of  a  line  beginning  with  the  intersection  of  the 
Leflore  County  line  with  the  Yazoo  &  Mississippi  Valley  Railroad, 
thence  southerly  following  said  railroad  to  Black  Creek,  thence  east 
following  Black  Creek  to  Howard.  Miss.:  thence  southerly  following 
the  foothill  bluffs  to  the  Yazoo  County  line;  that  part  of  Jefferson 
County  north  and  west  of  the  Jackson  &  Natchez  branch  of  the 
Yazoo  &  Mississippi  Valley  Railroad;  that  part  of  Lafayette  County 
west  and  north  of  a  line  beginning  at  the  intersection  of  the  Illi- 
nois Central  Railroad  with  the  northern  boundary  of  said  county, 
thence  following  said  railroad  in  a  southerly  direction  to  the 
Yocona  River,  thence  following  said  river  in  a  southwesterly  di- 
rection to  the  Yalobusha  County  line;  that  part  of  Leake  County 
north  and  west  of  the  Pearl  and  the  Yokahockany  Rivers;  that 
part  of  Lowndes  County  west  of  the  Tombigbee  River:  those 
parts  of  Madison  County  west  and  south  of  the  Illinois  Central  Rail- 
road and  north  and  east  of  a  line  beginning  in  township  8  at  the 
intersection  of  Pearl  River  with  the  line  between  ranges  3  and  4 
east,  thence  north  along  said  range  line  to  the  Tildo  Bogue  Creek, 
thence  northwesterly  following  said  creek  to  the  Yazoo  County  line; 
all  of  Marshall  County  west  and  north  of  Tippah  Creek:  that  part  of 
Monroe  County  south  and  west  of  a  line  beginning  where  the  Monroe 
and  Itawamba  County  line  is  crossed  by  Scholfe  ("reek,  thence  south- 
erly following  said  creek  to  where  it  empties  into  West  Fork,  thence 
in  a  southerly  direction  following  West  Fork  and  Tombigbee  River 
to  Weavers  Creek,  thence  easterly  following  said  creek  to  the  main 
line  of  the  St.  Louis  &  San  Francisco  Railroad,  thence  following 
said  railroad  to  the  Alabama  State  line;  that  part  of  Noxubee  County 
east  of  the  Mobile  &  Ohio  Railroad;  that  part  of  Rankin  County 
east  and  north  of  a  line  beginning  where  the  southern  boundary  of 
said  county  is  intersected  by  the  line  between  ranges  3  and  4  east. 
thence  north  along  said  range  line  to  the  Pel  a  hatches  ("reek,  thence 
in  a  westerly  direction  following  said  creek  to  the  Hinds  County 
line;  and  that  part  of  Yazoo  County  east  of  a  line  beginning  where 
the  Yazoo  River  crosses  the  northern  boundary  of  said  county, 
thence  following  said  river  in  a  southerly  direction  to  Yazoo  City, 
thence  following  the  Yazoo  &  Mississippi  Valley  Railroad  southerly 
to  the  Madison  County  line,  leaving  the  village  of  Bentonia  in  the 
quarantined  area. 

From  the  other  counties  and  parts  of  counties  in  the  State  of 
Mississippi  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate 
to  points  outside  of  the  quarantined   area    in   accordance  with   the 


regulations  for  immediate  slaughter,  or  for  other  purposes  as  pro- 
vided by  the  regulations  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

In  the  State  of  Mississippi,  where  a  line  of  railroad  separates  the 
quarantined  from  the  free  area,  shipping  points  are  reserved  for  non- 
infected  cattle,  as  follows:  Fayette,  Harrison,  and  Lorman,  Jefferson 
County;  Yazoo  City.  Eden,  and  Vaughan,  Yazoo  County;  Quincy 
and  Greenwood  Springs,  Monroe  County;  Flora,  Madison  County; 
Houlka,  Chickasaw  County;  Brookville.  Gurler,  and  Shuqualak, 
Noxubee  County;  and  Abbeville  and  Taylor,  Lafayette  County. 

TENNESSEE. 

The  following-mentioned  area  is  quarantined  :  That  part  of  Marion 
County  south  and  east  of  the  Tennessee  River. 

From  the  above-mentioned  area  in  the  State  of  Tennessee  cattle 
shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to  points  outside 
of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  for  im- 
mediate slaughter,  or  for  other  purposes  as  provided  by  the  regula- 
tions for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

ALABAMA. 

The  entire  State  of  Alabama  is  quarantined  except  the  county  of 
Madison. 

From  the  quarantined  counties  in  the  State  of  Alabama  cattle 
shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to  points  outside 
of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  for  im- 
mediate slaughter,  or  for  other  purposes  as  provided  by  the  regula- 
tions for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

GEORGIA. 

The  entire  State  of  Georgia  is  quarantined  except  the  counties  of 
Fannin,  Union,  Towns,  Rabun,  White,  Habersham,  Stephens,  Hart, 
Banks,  Hall,  Clarke,  Putnam,  Newton,  and  Oconee. 

From  the  quarantined  counties  in  the  State  of  Georgia  cattle 
shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to  points  outside 
of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  for  im- 
mediate slaughter,  or  for  other  purposes  as  provided  by  the  regula- 
tions for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

SOUTH    CAROLINA. 

The  entire  State  of  South  Carolina  is  quarantined  except  the  coun- 
ties of  Oconee,  Pickens.  Greenville,  Anderson,  Spartanburg,  Cherokee. 
York,  Chester,  Union,  Laurens,  Abbeville,  Greenwood,  Marlboro,  and 
Darlington,  and  that  part  of  Lancaster  County  north  and  west  of 
W.ixhaw  Creek. 

From  the  other  counties  and  parts  of  counties  in  the  State  of 
South  Carolina  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  inter- 
state to  points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with 
the  regulations  for  immediate  slaughter,  or  for  other  purposes  as 
provided  by  the  regulations  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 


NORTH   CAROLINA. 

The  counties  of  Moore,  Harnett,  Johnston,  Northampton,  lint  ford. 
Bertie,  Gates,  Chowan,  Perquimans,  Pasquotank,  Camden,  Curri- 
tuck, Martin,  Washington,  Tyrrell,  Dare,  Hyde,  Beaufort,  Pitt, 
Wayne,  Sampson,  Cumberland,  Hoke,  Scotland,  Robeson,  Bladen, 
Greene,  Lenoir,  Craven,  Pamlico.  Carteret,  Jones,  Duplin.  Onslow. 
Pender.  Columbus,  Brunswick,  and  New  Hanover  are  quarantined. 

From  the  above-mentioned  counties  in  the  State  of  North  Carolina 
cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to  points 
outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regulations 
for  immediate  slaughter,  or  for  other  purposes  as  provided  by  the 
regulations  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

VIRGINIA. 

The  counties  of  Sussex,  Surry,  Southampton,  Isle  of  Wight,  and 
Nansemond;  that  part  of  Greenesville  County  south   Of  Meherrin 

River;  that  part  of  Warwick  County  not  included  in  the  Newport 
News  magisterial  district;  and  that  part  of  York  County  not  in- 
cluded in  the  Bruton  magisterial  district  are  quarantined. 

From  the  above-mentioned  counties  and  parts  of  counties  in  the 
State  of  Virginia  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move 
interstate  to  points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance 
with  the  regulations  for  immediate  slaughter,  or  for  other  purposes 
as  provided  by  the  regulations  for  dipping,  inspection  or  certifi- 
cation. 

FLORIDA. 

The  entire  State  of  Florida  is  quarantined. 

From  the  State  of  Florida  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to 
move  to  points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the 
regulations  for  immediate  slaughter,  or  for  other  purposes  as  pro- 
vided by  the  regulations  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

KANSAS. 

The  following-mentioned  area  is  quarantined:  The  stockyards  of 
the  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Railway  at   Elgin,  Chautauqua 

County,  Kan-.,  and  the  fenced  strip  of  land  extending  from  said 
stockyards  to  the  Oklahoma  State  line. 

GENERAL  PROVISIONS. 

During  the  continuance  of  the  quarantine  as  herein  established  no 
cattle  of  the  quarantined  area  of  any  State  (except  those  portions 
from  which  cattle  may  be  moved  upon  inspection)  shall  be  moved 
or  allowed  to  move  to  any  portion  of  the  quarantined  area  of  another 
State  from  which,  under  the  specific  provisions  of  this  rule,  cattle 
are  allowed  to  be  shipped  for  purposes  other  than  immediate 
slaughter  upon  inspection  and  certification  by  an  inspector  of  the 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry. 


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In  case  cattle  are  moved  or  allowed  to  move  from  the  area  quaran- 
tined for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  in  violation  of  the  rule 
and  regulations  of  this  department  to  prevent  the  spread  of  said 
disease  in  cattle,  such  cattle  shall  be  immediately  returned  to  such 
quarantined  area,  or  they  shall  be  quarantined. 

All  pens  or  yards  into  which  cattle  from  the  quarantined  area 
are  unloaded,  and  known  as  quarantine  yards  or  quarantine  pens, 
shall  be  considered  as  quarantined  territory,  and  the  reshipment  of 
cattle  therefrom  shall  only  be  made  in  accordance  with  the  regula- 
tions for  the  interstate  shipment  of  cattle  from  the  quarantined  area. 

OPEN  SEASON. 

During  the  months  of  November,  December,  and  January  cattle 
of  the  quarantined  area  of  any  State  may  be  moved  interstate  there- 
from for  purposes  other  than  immediate  slaughter  into  the  States  of 
Kansas,  Kentucky,  Arizona,  New  Mexico,  and  Oklahoma;  those  parts 
of  the  States  of  California  and  Texas  not  included  in  the  quaran- 
tined area ;  and  that  part  of  the  State  of  Missouri  south  of  the 
Missouri  Kiver,  if  the  said  cattle  are  in  counties  or  localities  where 
cooperative  tick  eradication  is  systematically  conducted,  and  they 
shall  have  been  continuously  kept  on  premises  known  to  be  free  of 
infection  (such  knowledge  shall  have  come  from  an  official  source 
or  be  based  on  thorough  investigation  made  at  the  owner's  solicita- 
tion by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  during  a 
period  best  suited  for  making  such  investigation  for  the  purpose  of 
ascertaining  actual  conditions),  and  the  cattle  shall  first  have  been 
inspected  under  proper  facilities  for  inspection  at  the  point  of  origin 
and  found  free  from  infection,  and  a  certificate  authorizing  the  move- 
ment issued  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  and 
in  addition  to  such  inspection  and  certification  permission  shall  first 
have  been  obtained  from  the  proper  official  of  the  State  to  which  the 
cattle  are  destined. 

During  the  period  from  November  15  of  each  year  to  January  31 
of  the  following  year  cattle  of  the  quarantined  area  of  any  State 
may  be  moved  interstate  therefrom  for  purposes  other  than  imme- 
diate slaughter  under  the  above-mentioned  restrictions  into  that  part 
of  the  State  of  Arkansas  not  included  in  the  quarantined  area. 

During  the  last  16  days  of  December,  the  months  of  January  and 
February,  and  the  first  15  days  of  March  cattle  of  the  quarantined 
area  of  any  State  may  be  moved  interstate  therefrom  for  purposes 
other  than  immediate  slaughter  under  the  above-mentioned  restric- 
tions into  that  part  of  the  State  of  South  Carolina  not  included  in 
the  quarantined  area. 

Cattle  of  the  quarantined  area  that  have  been  shipped  interstate 
during   the   months    of   November,   December,   January,   February, 


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and  the  first  15  days  of  March  to  any  State  outside  of  the  quaran- 
tined area  other  than  those  Stun-  and  parts  thereof  -ct  out  herein 
shall  not  be  moved  into  any  of  the  States  or  parts  thereof  herein- 
before mentioned  within  three  months  of  the  date  of  the  movement 
from  the  quarantined  area. 

Cattle  winch  are  moved  interstate  from  the  quarantined  area  of 
any  State  into  those  States  or  parts  thereof  hereinbefore  mentioned 
under  certificates  from  inspectors  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Indus- 
try shall,  when  shipped,  be  transported  in  cleaned  and  disinfected 
cars  or  boats,  and  shall  not  be  placed  in  stock  pens  which  have  been 
reserved  for  cattle  originating  in  the  quarantined  area. 

FEEDING  STATIONS   FOR   NONINFECTED   CATTLE. 

Cattle  not  of  the  quarantined  area,  and  cattle  of  the  quarantined 
area  when  properly  dipped,  inspected,  or  certified  in  accordance  with 
the  bureau  requirements,  may  be  transported  interstate  by  rail  through 
the  quarantined  area,  and  when  unloaded  therein  for  rest,  feed,  and 
water  shall  be  handled  in  properly  equipped  noninfectious  pens  set 
apart  for  such  cattle  at  the  Fort  Worth  stockyards  at  Fort  Worth* 
Tex.;  the  stockyards  of  the  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Railway  at 
Hodge  and  Denison,  Tex. ;  the  stockyards  of  the  International  & 
Great  Northern  Railroad  at  Laredo,  Tex.;  the  stockyards  of  the 
Texas  &  Pacific  Railway  at  Baird,  Tex.;  the  Union  Stockyards  at 
San  Antonio,  Tex. ;  the  stockyards  of  the  Gulf,  Colorado  &  Santa  Fe 
Railway  at  Temple,  Tex. ;  the  stockyards  of  the  Fort  Worth  &  Denver 
City  Railway  at  Stamford,  Tex.;  the  stockyards  of  the  St.  Louis  & 
San  Francisco  Railroad  at  Sapulpa  and  Afton,  Okla.;  the  stock- 
yards of  the  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Railway  at  Muskogee,  Okla.: 
and  at  such  other  points  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  authorized  by 
the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  provided  such  pens  and  the  platforms,, 
chutes,  and  alleyways  leading  thereto  have  been  cleaned  and  disin- 
fected under  the  supervision  of  an  employee  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal 
Industry  and  are  constructed  and  maintained  in  accordance  with  the 
specifications  set  out  in  the  regulations  of  the  Secretary  of  Agri- 
culture to  prevent  the  spread  of  splenetic  fever  in  cattle. 

All  cattle  handled  in  such  noninfectious  pens  shall  be  free  from 
ticks  (Margaropus  annulatus)  and  shall  not  have  been  unloaded  at 
any  point  in  the  quarantined  area  other  than  the  designated  unload- 
ing points  named  herein  or  hereafter  authorized  by  the  Secretary  of 
Agriculture,  and  they  shall  be  reloaded  into  the  same  cars  from  which 
unloaded,  or  into  other  cars  which  have  been  cleaned,  washed,  and 
disinfected,  as  required  by  the  regulations  of  the  Secretary  of  Agri- 
culture for  the  prevention  of  the  spread  of  splenetic,  southern,  or 
Texas  fever  in  cattle,  immediately  before  loading  therein,  and  re- 
shipped  as  uninfected  cattle. 


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It  is  further  ordered  that  the  interstate  shipment  to  points  out- 
side of  the  quarantined  area  as  uninfected  cattle,  of  cattle  of  the  non- 
quarantined  area  that  are  exhibited  at  the  Alabama  State  Expo- 
sition, Montgomery,  Ala.,  September  29  to  October  1.  1913;  New 
State  Fair,  Muskogee,  Okla.,  October  6  to  11,  1913;  Mississippi- 
Alabama  Fair,  Meridian,  Miss.,  October  20  to  25,  1913;  Emporia 
Agricultural  Fair,  Emporia,  Va.,  October  21  to  21,  1913:  Georgia 
State  Fair.  Macon,  Ga.,  October  21  to  31,  1913;  Arkansas  State  Fair, 
Hot  Springs,  Ark.,  October  27  to  November  1,  1913;  Georgia- 
Carolina  Fair,  Augusta,  Ga.,  November  5  to  15,  1913;  National 
Feeders'  &  Breeders'  Show,  Fort  Worth,  Tex.,  November  22  to  29, 
1913,  is  hereb}'  permitted  subject  to  the  following  restrictions: 

(a)  Such  cattle  shall  be  shipped  by  rail  to  the  points  of  exhibition 
and  shall  not  be  unloaded  in  the  quarantined  area  elsewhere  than  at 
such  points. 

(b)  Separate  cleaned  and  disinfected  chutes  and  other  facilities 
shall  be  provided  for  the  exclusive  unloading  and  loading  of  such 
cattle  at  the  points  of  exhibition. 

(c)  Such  cattle  shall  be  hauled  in  clean  and  disinfected  wagons 
direct  from  the  cars  in  which  they  arrive  at  the  points  of  exhibition 
to  the  fair  grounds,  and  from  the  fair  grounds  direct  to  the  cars  in 
which  they  are  to  be  reshipped. 

(d)  That  portion  of  the  fair  grounds  and  other  premises  to  be 
occupied  by  such  cattle  shall  have  been  inaccessible  to  other  cattle  for 
at  least  six  months  previous  to  the  date  of  the  opening  of  the  fair. 

(e)  In  order  that  the  hay,  straw,  and  similar  materials  used  for 
feed  and  bedding  by  such  cattle  during  the  time  they  are  within 
the  quarantined  area  shall  be  noninfectious,  all  such  materials  shall 
originate  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  and  be  shipped  therefrom 
in  cleaned  and  disinfected  cars  and  so  handled  that  they  shall  not 
become  infectious. 

(/)  Such  cattle  shall  not  be  returned  from  the  points  of  exhibition 
to  points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  except  in  cleaned  and  dis- 
infected cars,  nor  unless  accompanied  by  a  certificate  issued  by  an 
inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  showing  that  such  cattle 
have  had  no  opportunity  to  become  infected  with  the  cattle  tick 
{Mar  gar  opus  annulatus). 

INTERPRETATION. 

This  rule  1.  revision  11,  shall  be  construed  in  connection  with  the 
regulations  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  for  the  prevention  of  the 
spread  of  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  in  cattle,  and  is  subject 
to  amendment  or  revision  on  statutory  notice. 

Rule  1,  revision  10  (B.  A.  I.  Order  194),  dated  February  7,  1913, 
effective  March  1,  1913,  shall  cease  to  be  effective  on  and  after  Sep- 


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tember  I,  1913,  <>n  and  after  which  date  this  rule  1.  revision  11.  which 
for  purposes  of  Identification  is  designated  as  B.  A.  I.  Order  199, 
shall  become  and  be  effective  until  otherwise  ordered. 
The  effect  of  this  order  Is  as  follow 

In  Texas  the  counties  of  Fisher  and  done-,  the  remainder  of  Ter- 
rell and  Hardeman  Counties,  and  port  ions  of  the  counties  of  Crockett. 
Sterling,  Mitchell.  Haskell,  and  Knox  are  released  from  quarantine. 
In  Oklahoma   the  county  of  Xowata   and   portions  of  the  counties 
of  Washington,  Osage,  and  McClain  are  released  from  quaratine. 

In  Tennessee  the  counties  of  Henderson,  Chester,  and  Hardin 
and  the  remainder  of  Decatur.  Wayne,  McNairy,  and  Hardeman 
Counties  are  released  from  quarantine. 

In  Georgia  the  counties  of  Newton  and  Oconee  are  released  from 
quarantine. 

In  South  Carolina  the  remainder  of  the  counties  of  Abbeville  and 
Chester  are  released  from  quarantine. 

Provision  is  made  for  the  exhibition  of  susceptible  cattle  at  certain 
fairs  in  the  quarantined  area  and  their  return  to  the  free  area. 

Done    at    Washington    this    14th    day    of 
August.  1913. 

Witness    my   hand    and    the    seal    of   the 
Department  of  Agriculture 

B.  T.  Galloway. 
Acting  Secretary  of  Agriculture. 


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